Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School
Public middle school in Jennings, Missouri · Jennings School District · Grades 6–8
Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School serves 310 students in grades 6–8 in Jennings (St. Louis County). It is one of 7 schools in Jennings School District. By enrollment it is the 258th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 18 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Jennings School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291629000767 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Jennings | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 310 | 2,269 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 15.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 3 middle schools in Jennings School District, Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School is the largest, with 13.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 401 students, so Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 171 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 139, against an average of 155 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 7 (171 against 139). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 94.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Jennings (95.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Jennings and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 61% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School has 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 310 students would have about 23.8 teachers, so Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School has 6.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 94.8% |
| Hispanic | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| White | 0.3% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 139 |
| Grade 8 | 171 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8831 Cozens, Jennings, MO 63136
Phone: (314)653-8150
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School | Jennings | 0.7 mi | 138 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Westview Middle School | Riverview Gardens | 1.0 mi | 524 | 12.5 | 58.8% |
| Fairview Intermediate School | Jennings | 1.2 mi | 134 | 14.9 | 100% |
| R. G. Central Middle School | Riverview Gardens | 1.7 mi | 578 | 13.9 | 63.8% |
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 2.9 mi | 620 | 12.7 | 99.5% |
| East Middle School | Hazelwood | 3.6 mi | 167 | 5.4 | 100% |
| Ferguson Middle School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.6 mi | 582 | 16.2 | 65.1% |
| Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Center | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.6 mi | 278 | 12.9 | 64.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jennings
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 134 |
| Fairview Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 284 |
| Jennings High School | High | 9–12 | 666 |
| Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School | Middle | 4–6 | 138 |
| Northview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 540 |
| Woodland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 197 |